I think I have been ruined. Rode a friends bike.

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Some of you may recall I talked about my buddy getting a 05 R1. Well we went for a ride last night( a lil over 3 hrs ), and just so happened to run into one of his riding buddies. He has a 2004 Yamaha FZ1. He offered to let me ride it a bit on the HWY and through a twisty section. Wow, that bike has some power! Its not a nimble, at least to me, as my bike is, but it has power. Coming out of the corner, or accelerating from 70-100, its just plain fast. The cruising position on his bike was a lil more upright than mine, but it just wasn't as "tossable" in the curves. The steering had a dampaner on it, and the steering just kinda felt dead. I like to feel a lil bit of the road, but with his you got no road feel through the bars. Then again this guy was riding with wife beater adn shorts on. Not the brightest

Then I rode my buddies R1...

WOW, that thing is a rocket. You can toss it in a turn, and it pulls you out sooo nicely. Its a very balanced bike. he did something to the suspension, so its not as bumpy as it was when he bought it. The riding position is more hunched over, but its not bad. I guess you just have to get used to it.

So as much as I love my YZF 600R, I wish it was a 1000, but i need to learn to exploit everybit of the 600 before I move up to a bigger bike. In the mean time I would like to have my suspension adjusted for me, a tech at the yamaha shop said he would do it for me. Then maybe add a power commander and a new inatake/exhaust.

The FZ1 has a R1 motor (with carbs)in it retuned for sport-touring. They lost 20hp somewhere but 140hp at the crank isn't too shabby. It also weighs 520lbs wet and has handlebars so it's never going to feel flickable like a 600. As for the dampner your friend must have put that on. I have a 04 FZ1 and it's a great bike but wish it had a bit more torque down low.

The FZ1 definatly has a power advantage on my 600R. I also think the power delivery is smoother on the FZ1, maybe because the FZ is fuel injected. Not really sure. My 600R is alot more fun in the twisties, partly because its made for twisties, and my bike weighs about 50lbs less than the FZ1. The FZ series is a sporty touring bike, the 600R is a sporty bike. I don't know if his FZ1 would be faster than mine, but i know it would be a close race.

We rode about 6 hours on the bikes the other week, and I was ready to get off mine. But it was 3 straight hours,lots of stop and go traffic. The FZ is much more comfy to cruise on, but the 600R is fun in the curves.

I'm just now really settling in to my ZX-10R, and this thing is freaky fast.

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I was sooooo close to buying one of those last month I was starting to clear a spot in the garage for it... ;P I'm jealous.

But stupid common sense kicked in and I stayed with my '02 ZRX1200R, it's kind of fast and paid for. I should have a full Muzzy system on it by the end of the weekend if it shows up and some new braided lines soon with some new pads. I figure a few well spent $$ and I should have a fairly capable bike. Just re-did the bars to ZZR's, turned out pretty cool and they add a little sport to it.

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